BDRC task on floating schools

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Mohammed Rezwan / Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha

For information on Mohammed Rezwan (the floating school boat
inventor) and his organization “Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha”,
meaning a self-dependant organization, please see:

http://www.shidhulai.org/

Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha has received various international
awards and funding and has been recognized by various donors.
The following are some examples (though further funding is still needed):

2005 Access to Learning Award: Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha

Ashden Award winner: Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha

Learning for a life reports on a Floating Schools project (funded by the Isle of
Man Overseas Aid Committee) & also has a movie (length: 7 minutes, 28 seconds)

Embassy of Denmark visited Shidhulai (August 29-30, 2010)

Bangladesh’s Solar Powered Floating Schools
A task of the BDRC